William Stephen Taunton, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Forsyth, GA
William Stephen Taunton, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Forsyth, Georgia, and NPI 1255308557, issued on Mar 6, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 020903, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Stephen Taunton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 020903 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 N Lee St, Forsyth, GA 31029
- Phone
- (478) 994-0437
- Enumerated
- Mar 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (478) 994-6787
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 120 N Lee St
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Verify William Stephen Taunton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 020903Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $15.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
William Stephen Taunton among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
William Stephen Taunton, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Forsyth
They are 6 of the 97 NPPES records with a practice address in Forsyth, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is William Stephen Taunton, MD's NPI number?
William Stephen Taunton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255308557, issued on Mar 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Stephen Taunton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 N Lee St, Forsyth, GA, 31029. Phone: (478) 994-0437. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Stephen Taunton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 020903, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Stephen Taunton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Stephen Taunton, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.